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Video and playlist won't show up after closing the video window

I'm running Mac OS X Lion v10.7.2.

  • This happens with both nightly builds 1.3.0-git and 1.2 from Dec. 21, -intel64.
  • This does not happen in v1.1.12 (prior to the OS X GUI rewrite).

Here's what I'm experiencing, I don't think that's expected behaviour:

  1. (VLC isn't launched.)
  2. Play a video file by double-clicking its icon in a Finder window (in my case: a MKV, x264 video, AC3 audio).
  3. Close the video window, either clicking the red button, or hitting CMD-W.
  • The app is still running at this point.
  1. The video window is closed, but the file is still opened.
  • Audio can still be heard and controlled via the playback menu and Space button (likely more).
  • Neither the video window nor the playlist can be restored via the Window menu.
  1. Open another file by double-clicking its icon in a Finder window.
  2. The previous file is still opened and controllable. Still no video window.
  • Same as in step 4.
  1. The only way to play a new file is to first quit VLC.

Screen recording to illustrate this. Audio hasn't been captured, unfortunately. At 0:15, there's the audio being played / paused as I click the corresponding menu entries. Hope this helps: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18870546/VLC%20bug%20-%20Hidden%20Video%20Window.mov

Expected behaviour:

  1. (VLC isn't launched.)
  2. Double-click a file.
  • Video is displayed.
  1. Close the video window via the red button or CMD-W.
  • Video is hidden.
  • Can be toggled back via the Window menu.
  • Playback can be controlled via appropriate menu entries.
  1. Double-click another file.
  • The video of the new file is displayed, regardless of whether it was still hidden for the previous file.

I can perform more tests if necessary.

Thanks very much for this awesome project, the tremendous work being done continually, as well caring for the OS X version.

- Roman

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